Yesterday, I finally finished upgrading the last site that I maintain using WordPress as CMS. I upgraded three (3) sites and one (1) blog on Sunday, Sehdi.com, SofieHofmann.com Blog, Pandan.ph and Tugbong.pandan.ph. I upgraded them first in my local computer as a test and so far, no WordPress Plugins were broken. Once everything were ok, I performed the upgrade process just like the usual and everything went well.
I experimented on Pandan.ph though, and it has to do with WordPress Stats Plugin. I did not deactivate the WordPress Stats Plugin so I do not have to write the API Key again. To note, once you deactivate the WordPress Stats Plugin and activate it again, it will always ask for the API Key unlike the Akismet Plugin. The Akismet Plugin, once deactivated and activated, the API Key do not have to be supplied again.
Anyway, what happened? I was not able to access the dashboard at all. So, I deleted the WordPress Stats Plugin at the control panel as I know it was probably the cause. But it remained the same, I was not able to access the dashboard. So I deleted all the Plugins at the control panel as well, not at the Plugins menu. You can delete the Plugins via FTP too. Then uploaded the Plugins, activated them, and everything went fine.
Then I upgraded two (2) more sites on Monday, Pandan.gov.ph News and Pagtatap.org, and yesterday, LADiosolibrary.org, and everything went fine as well.
With Weggis.net, I upgraded it using the one-click upgrade by the web host and so far, everything went well too. Of course, I deactivated all the Plugins first, and only activated them afterwards.
Before that, I tested both WordPress 2.5 Release Candidate 1 and WordPress 2.5 Release Candidate 2 but did not write anything about it right away. I had issues with the built-in gallery then. I wanted to write about it but decided to wait for the official WordPress 2.5 release. I was relieved because what I wanted to do with the gallery can actually be done with the official release. I did not see those features of the built-in gallery at the Release Candidates 1 and 2. I probably overlooked those features but I will not discuss that further as it will only make this entry long. 
I’m still testing the gallery up to now anyway. I’m trying to explore what more could it do.
Anyway, as I have said in my last entry, I would take note of the database changes but the database did not really change that much, no additional tables at all, except for some which I’m not going to reiterate as you can read about it at the Weblog Tools Collection, 2.3 to 2.5 Database Changes.
I also said that the changes were not just minor changes. Indeed, it was not, WordPress 2.5 had a lot of major improvements. Let me say it, improvements. I will also not write about it as Matt Mullenweg wrote so extensively about it at the WordPress Development Blog, WordPress 2.5.
Regarding the WordPress Plugins I am using, I will also not write them here, just browse my past blog entries to know the Plugins that I have in my sites. One thing though, I no longer use the Filosofo Home-Page Control Plugin WordPress since using WordPress 2.3. Regarding Upgrading WordPress process, I just did the same, just like what I wrote in my past blog entries too, similar to Upgrading WordPress Extended.
I’m getting used to WordPress 2.5, and I’m liking it. Way to go WordPress People! Thanks to all of you!
I am Sofie Hofmann and I have been designing websites since 1999. My background is in training, sales and marketing before venturing into web design and development but merely as a hobby.
